Program Director Jennifer Kingsley and AGHI Associate Director Virginia Jewiss join National Humanities Alliance members from across the nation to advocate for the humanities on Capitol Hill.
News & Events Archive
3/5: From Controversy to Conversation: Engaging Monuments and Memory
Join us for a lively conversation, at The Walters Art Museum, on contested history, collective memory, power, and aesthetics of public space, including a discussion about what to do with Baltimore’s decommissioned Confederate monuments and their former sites. Location: The Walters Art Museum auditorium (600 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201)Date/Time: 5:30-7:00pm on March 5, […]
12/9: Study Break at the Homewood Museum
ATTN Undergrads! Need to take a breather and get a bite to eat?Join us for a study break with baked goods and coffee in the Homewood Museum’s wine cellar on December 9th from 10:30am-1:30pm!
9/18: College Night! After Hours at the Baltimore Museum of Art
College Night: Turn Again to the EarthThursday, September 18th from 6pm-9pmLocation: Baltimore Museum of Art Calling all college students! Gather your friends and come to the museum for a fun evening of nature-inspired art making, tasty treats, and exploration of exhibitions curated for the BMA’s environmental initiative Turn Again to the Earth. Students will gain free […]
4/29: Study Break at the Homewood Museum
ATTN Undergrads! Need to take a breather and get a bite to eat?Join us for a study break with baked goods and coffee in the Homewood Museum’s wine cellar on April 29th from 10:30am-1:30pm!
Call for Applications: Museums & Society Fellowship and Grant Program, 2025-2030
Call for Applications! Museums and Society at JHU invites JHU faculty and BMA staff to apply for a fellowship and grant program intended to encourage the development of applied learning opportunities rooted in close collaboration between JHU and BMA staff. The program provides up to $6,000 per fiscal year. Rolling deadline, but we encourage applying […]
4/29: Public History at JHU: Collaboration and Possibility
The Department of History, Program in Museums and Society, and Sheridan Libraries and Museums is pleased to invite you to a convening exploring public history at JHU. We aim to share ongoing work by JHU staff, faculty, students, and alumni of varied disciplines in the realm of public history; discuss resources and challenges; foster collaboration across […]
Study Day at the Baltimore Museum of Art
Please join us for a study day organized in conjunction with the Baltimore Museum of Art’s exhibition Watershed: Transforming the Landscape in Early Modern Dutch Art on Thursday, May 1, 2025, 2-4:30pm, Gilman Hall 132, Johns Hopkins University. Open to the public.
Oral History Visit with Mayor Brandon Scott
Students in the course Archiving Today’s Stories meet with Mayor Brandon Scott to interview him about Baltimore’s Confederate monuments as part of the class oral history project.
Behind the Scenes at the Baltimore Museum of Art
Students from the Spring 2025 course Greening the Museum (part of an ongoing collaboration between the Program in Museums and Society and the Baltimore Museum of Art) learn about the physical plant of the museum.